Oh, interesting. I'm really curious if the people below me can hear anything, especially with the padding. I don't generally hit pedal too violently, but who knows.

Yes, these drums have piqued my interest. I thought the idea was kind of stupid initially, but after running into my current problem, I can now see their usefulness if they do indeed work and are...

Yep, I tried the marshmallow mod last weekend. I can certainly tell it helped, but apparently not these people around me.

For the pedal, I would think sufficient foam padding underneath the...

That is funny and sad at the same time. A dog barking twice... that's a real disturbance...

I can hear a yappy dog from within my suite fairly frequently actually. I don't complain though. If...

I think about 9 PM is a reasonable cut off time for apartments/condos. I don't know yet about the day here in my building. I don't have many opportunities to try it except for weekends. Perhaps...

Ok, I tested mine, and the hammer does come right out when you loosen the screw on top. However, if you want to play like that, the whole pedal ends up getting pressed down, and it creates a very...

Ok, thanks. So if I remove that, doesn't it still strike down with without the foam beater there? I would have thought that would make a louder noise as opposed to the foam piece cushioning the...

Yeah, I'm in Canada and basically had to pay $150 after duty/taxes/exchange.... quite expensive.

As for removing the beater, do you mean the little foam beater tip that strikes down each time you...

Right, the Omega pedal. I would have thought the foam mats would help absorb that sound.

What do you have to do to play without the beater?

LOL - Oh, oops... I better not laugh too loud. Someone here may report me. :)

Wow... laughing in the afternoon. Better get the the police to intervene on that one. :rolleyes:

That may be an option too. :) We'll see how it goes in the coming weeks. I'm a pretty flexible and reasonable guy if these people would just talk with me, but I really don't want to stop playing...

Thanks.

For the two foam mats I used, they weren't quite that thick. It maybe raises the drum kit about an inch off the ground. I have 2 more of them though, so I should using 4 mats, and then...

Yeah, I do use an Omega Pedal. For me using it, it's very quiet. I don't know if it would be creating a thumping sound below me however. That's why I added the foam mats.

How much quieter...

Thanks. Those look very interesting. I might consider that once I get to the source of the problem if it turns out to be the pads. It might be little costly (especially for shipping to Canada),...

I would like to find out who is complaining here. It's all a big secret though.

I think the next time I play, maybe I should preemptively warn the concierge downstairs, so that when the...

Normally, yes. After I got the warning last week, I didn't play all this week. I figured I'd try the marshmallow mod and foam mat first before I play again, but I needed to go out and buy them. I...

What are goodwoods?

The acoustic drum kit sounds like a good solution too. :D

Wow! Now I'm jealous. :P I wasn't even being half as loud as that.

I was kind of shocked when he told me that too. Then he went on to give me this whole explanation about how the building is concrete, and he has worked in many concrete buildings, and he has seen...